Quarndon commands an elevated position upon the sandstone ridge that surveys the shifting moods of the Derwent valley. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-west of Derby (from Derby: bearing 340°T, OS grid SK 334 410), and is situated south-south-west of Duffield village. The horizon here is marked by the modest rise of Cannon Hill, where the wind carries a persistent, clean chill that seems to scrub the air of urban heaviness. Residents often walk the lanes toward the borders of Allestree Park, where the land softens into the managed greenery of a former estate. Light catches the stone facades of the older cottages with a pale, inquisitive clarity, revealing the quiet resilience of the local masonry. Quarndon retains a sense of detachment from the frantic pace of the nearby lowlands, maintaining a composure born of its high, exposed vantage. The church, dedicated to Saint Paul, anchors the eastern slope, its spire serving as a steady finger pointing toward the vast, unpredictable Derbyshire sky.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Quarndon, Derbyshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Quarndon includes coordinates 52.965827, -1.502959, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Quarndon is available on the Quarndon map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Derbyshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.